Best Hair Dryers

All blow dryers are not created equal. The ideal model should be speedy, powerful, and comfy to hold, with a long enough cord and attachments that work well with your hair's texture. In the Beauty Lab, we tested 20 different dryers on dozens of hair swatches to evaluate how fast they dried and whether they left hair shiny and smooth. Then, with feedback from our testers (whose tresses ranged from long to short and from super-curly to pin-straight), we crowned four winners. Here's the full blow-by-blow.

Fastest

The FHI blew past the competition on drying time. Though pricey, it bested dryers costing more than twice as much. "Light, quiet, and fast," said testers. While the dryer itself stays temperate, the air it emits on its highest settings can get hot.

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